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26 Mar 2012

Author:
Diplomacy Training Program, affiliated with Univ. of New South Wales [Australia]

[DOC] Submission on UN’s call for input on Business and Human Rights and the UN System

The Diplomacy Training Program...builds the capacity of human rights defenders...[including] on human rights and business...[It] makes the following suggestions...based on its experience of capacity building, working with the UN system and with civil society, governments and business... -...Application of the Guiding Principles in the UN Human Rights System: The Universal Periodic Review Process (UPR) provides largely unfulfilled potential for dialogue and review of the State’s duty to protect...the UN Working Group...is encouraged to engage with the UN Treaty Bodies...[;] to explore...discussion with other UN Special Procedures...[on] specific thematic and country issues...[; and to] seek dialogue with the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples... -...Application of the Guiding Principles in the UN System: ...it is suggested that the UN Working Group liaise with members of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues... Request the UN Institute of Training and Research (UNITAR) to develop training modules on the Guiding Principles... - Capacity Building and Guidance of Application of the Guiding Principles to Stakeholders